Wrench



Dec. 18 1923. 1,477328 L. L. BAILEY WRENCH Filed May 29. 1922 W am Patented Dec. is, 1923. 1,4? 7,9 2.85

LAUREL LEE BAILEY, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF NE-HALF T RUSSELL G. HALL. OF TERRE HAU'IE, INDIANA.

WRENCH.

Application filed May 29, 1922. Serial No. 564,427.

To all whom it may concern: ed the pivoted jaw 11 connected to the pivot Be it known that I, LAUREL L. BAILEY, rivet 12. This pivoted jaw is provided with a citizen of the United States, residing at teeth 13 co-acting with teeth 8 and has a Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and lug 14: adapted to have interchangeable con- 50 State of Indiana, have invented new and nection with the notches 7.

useful Improvements in "Wrenches, of which A trigger 15 projects from the pivoted the following is a specification. jaw so as to swing the jaw about its pivot This invention relates to a wrench and against the action of the spring 16 so that has for its primary object the construction the lug 14 may be forced into engagement 10 and arrangements of parts whereby the operwith the notches. The pivot rivet 12 is so ation will be such that a more efi'ective grip arranged that pressure on the jaw will tend will be accomplished between the wrench to hold the lug in rigid engagement with the and the object acted upon. notches. The spring 16 normally holds the An object of the invention is the novel manjaw disconnected so that quick adjustment 15 nor of constructing and arranging the pivotcan be accomplished.

ed jaw so that same may be readily moved From the foregoing description taken in into locking engagement with the sliding connection with the accompanying drawing j it will be apparent that I provide a wrench A feature of the invention is the quick of simple, inexpensive construction which 20 adjustment of parts and locking thereof may be more accurately adjusted and which during operation of the wrench. will be positively locked in adjusted posilVith these and other objects in view the tion in a manner to withstand excessive invention will be better understood from the strain.

following detailed description taken in con- It is, of course, to be understood that the 25 nection with the accompanying drawing invention may be constructed in various wherein: other manners and the parts associated in Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the wrench. different relations and, therefore, I do not Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. desire to be limited in any manner except Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view in as set forth in the claim hereunto appended. 30 on aging position. Having thus described my invention what ig. i is a section on the line l4 of I claim is:

Fig. 3. A wrench comprising a sliding aw having Fig. 5 is a detailed view. a series of notches, a pivoted jaw having a Again referring to the drawing illustratsingle lug for movement into and out of so 5 ing one of the many constructions of my engagement with said notches, a spring exinvention the numeral 1 designates a handle erting pressure upon the pivoted jaw in a member consisting of a body 2 and handle direction to swing same around its pivot 3. The body 2 is provided with a longituand bring the lug out of engagement with dinally extending groove 4 in which is the notches and a trigger projecting from 40 slidably mounted the shank 5 of the sliding the pivoted jaw at a point adjacent said jaw 6. It will be noted the shank is prospring so that when pressure is brought to vided with a series of notches 7 and series bear upon said trigger the spring will be of gripping teeth 8. A finger 9 is provided sprung and the lug thrown into engagefor sliding the shank along the groove. The ment with one of said notches. 45 handle member is further provided with de- In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

pending flanges 10 between which is mount- LAUREL LEE BAILEY. 

